Details:
The definitions under this heading explicitly
involve technology;
the phenomenon is a
subjective property of an individual person; the source
of the stimuli in the experience is only external (outside the
body);
and there is an inaccurate perceptioon that
technology is not involved in the experience when it is;
and the aspect of the phenonenon that is of
primary interest is related
to the physical environment, specifically
the feeling, sense, or state of "being there" in a remote
but real environment (and not one that is only a computer generated
virtual one).
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Sample
defintion(s):
Minsky (1980):
"Each motion of your arm, hand, and
fingers is reproduced at another place by mobile, mechanical hands. Light,
dextrous and strong, these hands have their own sensors through which
you see and feel what is happening. Using this instrument, you can 'work'
in another room, in another city, in another country, or on another planet." (p.
45) "Telepresence emphasizes the importance of high-quality sensory
feedback and suggests future instruments that will feel and work so much
like our own hands that we won't notice any significant difference." (p.
47) "The biggest challenge to developing telepresence is achieving
that sense of 'being there.' "
Saari et al. (2004):
"[T]elepresence, in turn, means
that he/she feels present in a remote but real environment."
Sheridan (1992):
"[S]ense of being physically present
with virtual object(s) at the remote teleoperator site” (p. 120)
Schloerb (1995):
"[A]n operator is objectively present
if and only if it can successfully complete a specified task [in a remote
environment]" (p. 68)
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